Relias.com WordPress How To's

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Brandon Hendry
Last updated: Mar 20, 2024 by
Jennifer Arvayo
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Wordpress Login: https://www.relias.com/wp-login.php

  • If you don’t have access, reach out to Jen Arvayo or Business Systems

 

Redirects

Single Redirects:

Navigation in WP:

Yoast SEO >>> Redirects >>> Add Redirect

Type: You’ll primarily want to use the 301 redirects unless this link is going to change soon, then use a 302.

Old URL: URL that you want to redirect from

URL: New URL that you want to redirect to.

*Do not use Regex Redirects unless specifically instructed to, you can break a lot here if your formatting is off.

 

Bulk Redirects:

Navigation in WP:

Yoast SEO >>> Tools >>> Import and Export >>> Import Redirects >>> Import from a CSV file

 

Prepare the document by using the following headings in this order:

Origin | Target | Type | Format

  • Origin: Your original URL path that you want to redirect from. Do not include the domain here:

    • Example: /_hcms/forms/

  • Target: The URL that you want to redirect to, your final URL. Do not include the domain here:

    • Example: /solutions/compliance-management

  • Type: The Redirect type you want to process. You’ll primarily use 301 (permanent) or occasionally 302 (temporary)

    • Example: 301

  • Format: For our purposes, we will just be using “plain”. You will not need to use Regex redirects unless a specific use case is needed.

    • Example: plain

    • Note: if for some reason RegEx is required, please collaborate with Engineering to ensure that the RegEx is correct. Bad RegEx can and will take your site down, so it’s always best to have another set of eyes to validate your code.

       

Here is the format document from WP Yoast:

Yoast Redirect Format.xlsx

Documentation: https://yoast.com/features/redirect-manager/csv-import-export/

 

Here is a live example that I performed for Relias (B2B site) using 301 redirects in plain formatting:

Relias 404 Redirects .xlsx

 

Key Notes: once you’ve built your redirect map in Excel, export the document to a CSV file (MS-DOS or Macintosh)

 

QA

Once published, spot check several links in the document by pasting the Origin URL in your browser, then seeing if it routes to the Target URL. Reset your cache/test these links in an incognito browser to make sure they route successfully. Share with your team to check redirects as well.